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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be
put to death for killing a police officer, two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his
appeal.

Thirty-nine-year-old Troy Davis asked the high court to intervene in his case and
order a new trial because seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted their testimony.
Former President Jimmy Carter and South Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu are among prominent
supporters who have called for a new trial.

The justices granted Davis a reprieve on Sept. 23, less than two hours before his
scheduled execution. But they declined today to give his appeal a full-blown hearing.